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NASA plans low-altitude emissions research over Texas farmland

NASA will use a Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft for low-altitude research over farmland near Transit, Texas, between Oct. 22 and Nov. 9. The flights will measure gases and particles released by animal feeding operations. Agricultural emissions are significant within Earth’s land and atmosphere systems, but research on them remains limited.

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NASA plans low-altitude emissions research over Texas farmland
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What to know

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    NASA’s Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research above farmland near Transit, Texas.

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    Measurements will target gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feeding operations.

Why it matters

The flights focus on agricultural emissions, an important but understudied component of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems.

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